It paused to feed on a banana tree before retreating into the forest. This visitor was none other than ‘Panu Kota’ — one of the elusive elephants known to roam the Sinharaja Rainforest and its ...

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Amazon rainforest. Image by Jay, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Forests evoke images of serenity, where whispers of wind and rustling leaves dominate the soundscape. Yet, some forests surprise the ...

The Sinharaja World Heritage Site forest is under threat from land grabs, illegal trawling in Puttalam is destroying fish stocks, elephants die painful deaths eating garbage dumped across the country, ...

Where is somewhere that really made an impact on you? One of those places is the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka. It was the first time that I listened to a full-on tropical rainforest at ...

This is part of Seeking Quiet, a collection of stories that highlights our quest for stillness in an increasingly noisy world. Read more here. You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and ...

This creates layers of flavour and supports both innovation and authenticity. We’re also using Sri Lankan jaggery sourced from near the Sinharaja rainforest. It is additive-free and has an exceptional ...

While the enormity of organising an event on the scale of the Dalada Vandana is understandable, the way those queuing up to enter the Dalada Maligawa were caged in passages with high iron railings ...

Three businesswomen were arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle in a stock of ‘Kush’ valued at over Rs. 629 million. The narcotics ...

Sinharaja Wiry Tips (Sri Lanka) Superior Awards (awarded for the best leaf profile and best cup character): Superior Leaf: White Tea – Lumbini Tea Valley, Silver Feathers, Black Tea – Lumbini Tea ...